live in the US with green card but work in another country

[learrocket 0]

Hi can I live in the US as a permanent resident but work in Europe. I will be 3 weeks in Europe then 3 weeks in the US then 3 weeks in europe and so on, for a year or two until I find an equal job in the US. Does this affect my permanent resident status? I will be in the US more than 6 months every year, file taxes in the US have my home with my family in the US. However its gonna be a lot of traveling back and forth.

Edited December 14, 2014 by learrocket

[Boiler 45,727]

I can not think of any reason why not.

[Penguin_ie 5,995]

yes with so many ties, and spending the majority of your time inside the USA, you should be fine.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

A "lawful permanent resident" of the United States abandons their residency in the United States which renders the Green Card invalid if he or she stays out of the US for a year or longer or -- alternatively -- if he or she established residency outside the United States. If you work for a US company in Europe, you'll be fine. But if you work in Sweden, you can't possibly be there on a work visa, being a Swedish citizen, so you'd have to establish residency there, pay income taxes there, have health insurance there. That would be immigration suicide if a CBP officer were to dig into this.

[Boiler 45,727]

I can only talk from a UK perspective.

If this is the UK he is talking about he does not need to be a UK resident or buy medical insurance.

Would pay tax but that would apply most places and is not a deciding factor.

As there is no common definition of residency, each body in the US seems to define differently, I could see it is quite possible to be resident in 2 places at the same time.

[Technicalglitch 3]

If another country views you as their resident, that shouldn't affect your residency in the USA if you are meeting the American criteria, and it sounds like you are. America can't control whether someone qualifies for residency benefits in another country, other countries are still free to make their own decisions on who they consider residents and who they give benefits to. It shouldn't disqualify you here.

[NikLR 13,228]

In Canada you are considered a non-resident when you take up residency in another country. In the USA they consider you a non-resident when you take up residency in another country.

What the UK, Sweden, or any other country in the world does besides those two, I haven't a clue.

But I agree with Ontarkie, you are spending equal or more time in the USA and have lots of ties so shouldn't have an issue.

Edited December 14, 2014 by NLR

[Boiler 45,727]

Where does US law state that?

[NikLR 13,228]

http://www.uscis.gov/green-card/after-green-card-granted/maintaining-permanent-residence

Abandoning Permanent Resident Status

You may be found to have abandoned your permanent resident status if you:

• Move to another country intending to live there permanently
• Remain outside of the United States for more than 1 year without obtaining a reentry permit or returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned, any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
• Remain outside of the United States for more than 2 years after issuance of a reentry permit without obtaining a returning resident visa. However, in determining whether your status has been abandoned any length of absence from the United States may be considered, even if less than 1 year
• Fail to file income tax returns while living outside of the United States for any period
• Declare yourself a “nonimmigrant” on your tax returns

That's what residency is "living somewhere permanently".

res·i·dent

ˈrez(ə)dənt/

noun

1. 1.

   a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis.

   synonyms: inhabitant, local, citizen, native; More

adjective

1. 1.

   living somewhere on a long-term basis.

   "he has been resident in Brazil for a long time"

   synonyms: living, residing, in residence; More

Edited December 15, 2014 by NLR

[JohnR! 5,495]

Yes you can do that. A lot of business people travel quite extensively for work, amongst which, many are LPRs.

Good luck!

Hi can I live in the US as a permanent resident but work in Europe. I will be 3 weeks in Europe then 3 weeks in the US then 3 weeks in europe and so on, for a year or two until I find an equal job in the US. Does this affect my permanent resident status? I will be in the US more than 6 months every year, file taxes in the US have my home with my family in the US. However its gonna be a lot of traveling back and forth.

[Ryan H 3,815]

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[learrocket 0]

Ok, thanks everybody, seems like it is ok. Its just temporary until I can find an equal job in the US.

[KayDeeCee 4,893]

~ Moved from AOS from Family Based Visas to Working & Traveling During US Immigration - topic is working & traveling ~

[nobbie 105]

I have done something similar this year whilst on AP and then as an LPR and will continue to do so. I was doing more like 4 1/2 weeks away and 3 1/2 in the US.